CFP: [General] Call for Submissions for Harlot: A Revealing Look at the Arts of Persuasion (5/1/08)

Welcome to Harlot, a digital magazine and web forum where you canâ€¦ â€¢ view art inspired by gaming culture â€¢ critique a political speech through a mock interview â€¢ post comments on a short film about green architecture â€¢ compose a collaborative review of a popular documentary â€¢ publish an experimental poem about social-networking sites â€¢ engage in meaningful, open-ended, and non-partisan conversations about rhetoric in everyday life.

Rhetoric has a bad reputation these days; the word is hurled as an insult to imply fancyarguments and manipulation. But by definition, rhetoric simply refers to the arts of persuasionwe all use to influence audiences every day. All communicationâ€"from reality TV to publicmonuments, religion to pop musicâ€"is rhetorical. Harlot offers a space to participate inpromiscuous explorations the real social, personal, cultural, and political powers of rhetoric in itsdiverse forms.

Guidelines for submission1. All submissions must include a title page listing all authors with their e-mail and/or postal addresses for correspondence and a brief description (50-100 words) of the piece.2. While we do not require a specific citation style, all quotations and references should be consistently acknowledged. If using copyrighted materials (illustrations, etc.), the author is responsible for obtaining permission from copyright holders.3. In accordance with Harlot's philosophy, we welcome submissions of all reasonable length and sizes. Word texts should be submitted in .doc or .rtf file formats. Image, audio, and video files should be submitted in high resolution and high quality formats that will be modified for web publication. Graphics should be in .gif, .jpeg, or .png file formats; audio should be in .wav or .mp3 file formats; and video should be in .mpeg, .avi, or .mov file extensions.4. Submissions may be emailed as attachments to harlot.osu_at_gmail.com. We also welcome queries regarding submissions.

Please note the submission deadline for Harlot's inaugural issue is May 1, 2008.